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Crime Blotter: NCIC Reports FedEx Package With Hundreds of American Eagles Missing

May 20, 2021 by Clinton

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The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) is asking for the public’s help in locating a stolen or missing FedEx package. The package contained hundreds of American Eagles, some of which were raw and others had been graded by NGC. The package containing the hundreds of Eagles was shipped priority overnight from Dallas, Texas to Beverly Hills, California on April 21, 2021. However, the package never arrived and FedEx is currently not able to locate it. …

NCIC Reports California Burglary of Dozens of Coins

March 24, 2021 by Clinton

The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) is asking for the public’s help after a burglary at a California based store led to dozens of gold and silver coins being stolen. The break-in occurred last Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Stuppler & Company in Woodland Hills, California. The perpetrators used crowbars to access the store and managed to get away with no less than 107 different NGC or PCGS graded as well as raw coins. Fortunately …

Crime Blotter: Two Missing Packages Shipped from Beaumont, Texas

February 5, 2021 by Clinton

The Numismatic Crime Information Center, NCIC, is asking for the public’s assistance in locating two packages, both of which were shipped from Beaumont, Texas. In both cases, the packages have not arrived at their destinations and both contained either PCGS or NGC certified gold coins. The first package was shipped from Beaumont to Wyoming via USPS. It contained a single coin: 1910 $5 Indian Gold MS63 (PCGS-50032744) The second package was destined for Galveston, Texas, just …

Crime Blotter: Coin Shop Theft in Benbrook, Texas

November 3, 2020 by Clinton

The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) and Benbrook, Texas Police Department are asking for the public’s help in solving a break in at a local coin and jewelry store. The crime happened at J&J Coins & Jewelry located on Williams Road in Benbrook, Texas. Access to the shop was gained by pushing a hole in the rear wall of the business. Once inside, alarms were triggered but video footage shows a single suspect moving room-to-room …

NCIC Offers Reward for Stolen Gold Coin

November 2, 2020 by Clinton

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The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) is offering a $5,000 reward for the recovery of a rare 1853 $20 United States Office of Gold coin. The left happened last month at the Denver Coin Show held in Denver, Colorado. There were no details shared in the bulletin on how the coin was stolen or from the dealer it was stolen. The last update to the report was on October 28, 2020 and only indicates that …